Posts Categorized: DOCUMENTARIES

Sarawakian classical pianist Evelyn Hii never plays by the book. In 1998, despite the economic crisis, she started No Black Tie, her temple to live music in Kuala Lumpur, a city nearly devoid of live music. Against the odds, Evelyn has nurtured this haven into a showcase for legendary and rising musicians from Asia and… Read more »

2 eccentric best friends, 1 big dream, 5 months to do it with 1,000,000 problems along the way. This is the exciting and maniacal roller-coaster journey of Chris and Eddy, two well-known restaurateurs in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After 10 years of running a successful restaurant in the city, they are now working on their latest… Read more »

A contemporary music doc set in Kuala Lumpur’s premiere jazz club, NO BLACK TIE. Bob James performs alongside prominent Malaysian drummer Lewis Pragasam & Indonesian bassist Shadu Rasjidi. Bob James is one of the world’s best jazz pianists with more than 36 solo albums produced over four decades. Funded by ASTRO. See the No Black… Read more »

An attempted coup in 1965 marked the beginning of a horrific episode in Indonesian history. A young general named Suharto, took command. Almost 1 million Indonesians were butchered in the hunt for the alleged perpetrators. For decades, thousands were imprisoned and tortured. In 1983, Suharto, in Goebbels-like fashion, commissioned a feature film ‘The Betrayal’, touted… Read more »

The landmark series unlocks the hidden secrets of the Ocean’s Amazon – a six million km square area spanning Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and the Solomon Islands that is considered to be the global epicenter of marine biodiversity. The series features never-before seen footages under the Coral Triangle’s waters, highlights newly-discovered… Read more »

The documentary follows Pak Harun, the last Malay fish listener, in a story that reveals secrets of a time past, which may teach us a thing or two about living with the nature for the future. Using a unique traditional fishing method, fish listeners locate their catch by listening for their fish; hunting by sound…. Read more »